Senators clash over Tony Burke’s decision to drive a Chinese-made electric vehicle



Senator James Paterson has clashed with Senator Murray Watt over whether Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s decision to drive a Chinese-made electric vehicle posed a security risk to Australia.

Security experts have become increasingly vocal about the potential danger posed by Chinese-made EVs, and so called “connected vehicles” more broadly.

During Monday’s hearing of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, the issue was given particular focus after Senator Paterson raised the fact Mr Burke owned such a vehicle and demanded an explanation from Senator Watt given potential security concerns associated with the Home Affairs portfolio.

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32 thoughts on “Senators clash over Tony Burke’s decision to drive a Chinese-made electric vehicle”

  1. The Government are clueless over Vaccines now Chinese made cars but very fast with getting rid of Chinese made CCTV cameras. So how could you not make the same case or risk with Chinese made cars and even more so with tech that can listen to conversions in the car the perfect wire tap.

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  2. In the 1950s labour was called the communist party they changed their name because no one would vote for them.USA will see Australia as a security risk and they will stop being our allie that's when we will be at risk.

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  3. These vehicles are intelligence gathering units.
    At some point they could have a basic AI program running and automatically target pedestrians or block main arterials by causing wrecks in the middle of bridges and tunnels.

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  4. Well, we don’t make our own cars anymore??? If some stooge wants to buy a n electric car from china, that’s their issue. Mg made in china as well. All our clothes made in china, Kmart, made in china, have a look at any product in any home, and for sure as sh)y, it’s made in china. What, we all have to drive Toyota now?? I drive a Mahindra, and I love it. Stupid politicians

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